FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY BONE SCREW

MDR report key: 2882332 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-28472
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Date of Event
May 30, 2012
Report Date
December 7, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY WARSAW
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. C. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

**UPDATE** (B)(4) 2012 - PATIENT'S OPERATIVE RECORDS WERE RECEIVED. RECORDS INDICATE THE 52MM GRIPTION SHELL WAS AUGMENTED WITH A SINGLE CANCELLOUS SCREW. THE SCREW WAS ADDED TO THE PRODUCT PAGES AND THE COMPLAINT RE-OPENED. THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE UNKNOWN SCREW AS THE LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. C. PATIENTS BIRTH DATE AND OPERATIVE NOTES WAS THE ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION. (B)(6) 2012 - PATIENTS OPERATIVE RECORDS WERE RECEIVED. RECORDS INDICATE THE 52MM GRIPTION SHELL WAS AUGMENTED WITH A SINGLE CANCELLOUS SCREW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY BONE SCREW SCREW KWA DEPUY WARSAW UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention